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Thornton Wilder Quotes: Comparisons of one's lot with others' teaches us nothing and enfeebles the will.
         

Comparisons of one's lot with others' teaches us nothing and enfeebles the will.


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I would love to be the poet laureate of Coney Island.



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My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate.



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There is nothing like eavesdropping to show you that the world outside your head is different from the world inside your head.



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If I wasn't an actor, I'd be a secret agent.



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The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude.



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Art is not only the desire to tell one's secret; it is the desire to tell it and hide it at the same time.



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If you write to impress it will always be bad, but if you write to express it will be good



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Oh, earth, you're too wonderful for anybody to realize you. Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it -- every, every minute?



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